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American hip hop group

Junior M. A. F. I. A. was an American hip hop group from Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City. The backronym M. A. F. I. A. stands for Masters At Finding Intelligent Attitudes. They were formed and mentored by New York rapper The Notorious B. I. G. In 1995, they released their debut album, Conspiracy. The success of the group's singles "Player's Anthem" (US #13) and "Get Money" (US #17) helped launch the career of Lil' Kim as a solo artist. The group disbanded shortly after the murder of The Notorious B. I. G., with Lil' Kim and Lil' Cease deciding to continue on with their solo careers. In 2005, three of the members (not including Lil' Kim) released a second album under the Junior M. A. F. I. A. name as a remembrance of the group.

The group released their debut album, Conspiracy, in 1995, under the NYC based Big Beat Records and Undeas labels. The album was produced in a similar style to The Notorious B. I. G.'s debut, Ready to Die "successful[ly] [replicating] the earlier record's strengths". B. I. G. featured on four of the album's tracks. The rhyme topics were hard hitting, mostly addressing guns, money, and sex. The album featured production by DJ Clark Kent, EZ Elpee, Daddy O, Akshun, and Special Ed. Conspiracy gained some positive reviews, but received criticism for some of its group members not showing enough individuality. and was later certified gold. The lead single "Player's Anthem", produced by DJ Clark Kent and featuring The Notorious B. I. G., went gold. The accompanying video showed the group flying on helicopters and Learjets whilst carrying out business under F. B. I. surveillance. The album also spawned the popular top twenty hit "Get Money", a duet featuring The Notorious B. I. G. and Lil' Kim, and its remix "Gettin' Money", which has Lil' Cease with B. I. G. & Lil' Kim. The single was certified platinum and helped Kim start her own solo career. "I Need You Tonight" (featuring Aaliyah) was the only single released from the album that did not feature The Notorious B. I. G. The music video featured the Klept, Lil' Kim, Trife and Aaliyah holding a house party at Kim's house while she was away.

After the death of the Notorious B. I. G. in 1997, the crew became defunct. In an interview with the Notorious B. I. G., which was conducted in 1995 but appeared in a 2003 issue of XXL Magazine, he claimed he was planning to retire from rap music in 2000 to manage the careers of Junior M. A. F. I. A. In 2005, three of the previous seven members of the group, Lil' Cease, Klept and Larceny (now known as Banger), released an album, Riot Musik, under the Junior M. A. F. I. A. name. The album did not match their previous success, only making it to #61 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop albums chart and #50 on the Top Independent albums chart. Lil' Kim released four albums as a solo artist. The M. A. F. I. A. were referenced on her debut album, Hard Core, on the song "M. A. F. I. A. Land" and featured on "Fuck You". Kim collaborated with Lil' Cease on her single "Crush On You (Remix)" and on the track "Big Momma Thang", from her debut album, also featuring Jay Z. Lil' Cease's solo effort The Wonderful World of Cease A Leo was released in 1999 peaked at #26 on the Billboard 200. The lead single, "Play Around", featured Bristal, Lil' Kim and Puff Daddy and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. Some of the members of the group went on to other professions. Such as MC Klepto (real name Terrence Harding) is now a top New York City real estate broker @realestatedynamo nyc, first working for Shark Tank celebrity investor Barbara Corcoran company Corcoran Group.

In 2004, The Best of Junior M. A. F. I. A (Cleopatra) was released, as well as a DVD directed by documentary filmmaker, April Maiya, titled Chronicles of Junior M. A. F. I. A; a candid documentary dealing with the controversy and conspiracies surrounding The Notorious B. I. G and the Junior M. A. F. I. A. It included unreleased footage of studio sessions and home videos of life with the Notorious B. I. G. and his crew. The DVD release included a free mixtape. A follow up DVD without the original director was titled The Chronicles of Junior M. A. F. I. A. Part II: Reloaded was scheduled to be released in 2005, but was halted when Lil' Kim filed a $6 million lawsuit against Lil' Cease, claiming she never granted permission for her name and image to be used. Lil' Cease and Banger (formerly known as Larceny) testified against Lil' Kim during a perjury trial in 2005, which resulted in Kim and the group's manager, D Roc, being sent to jail. Following the case, Kim labeled the pair "snitches" on her 2005 album The Naked Truth. On June 27, 2006, a second DVD was released that was not as successful as its predecessor, entitled Reality Check: Junior Mafia vs Lil' Kim. The DVD featured the pair explaining their side of the story on the case. In 2007, Chronicles of Junior M. A. F. I. A. director, April Maiya, teamed with D Roc for a follow up tell all documentary titled Life After Death: The Movie. The film vindicated Lil' Kim's convicted perjury and exposed facts behind Lil' Cease and Banger being labeled as "snitches" in the perjury trial and Hot 97 shootout and corrected the shortcomings in the original 2004 release.

The Best of Junior M. A. F. I. A. (2004)

+ List of non single album appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "We Don't Need It 1996 Sunset Park "White Chalk, Pt. 2" Original Gangstas "Fuck You" Lil' Kim Hard Core "Young Cassanovas" 1997 Cam'ron, Mase How to Be a Player "Young G's Perspective" 1998 Blackjack Cell Block Compilation 2: Face/Off "Biggie" 1999 The Notorious B. I. G. Born Again "Do What You Like" 2000 Lil' Kim The Notorious K. I. M. "Chinatown"2001 DJ Clue? Lil' Kim, Lil' Cease The Professional 2 "Get Up, Stand Up" DJ Clue?, Lil' Kim Stadium Series Part 3 Let The Games Begin! "Just Us" 2006 The Heatmakerz Pre Crack "If They Don't Die"2016 Daddy O Daddy O Presents Junior Mafia And Freestyle Fellowship – Unreleased EP "Steal & Rob"